Monday, April 19, 2010

brunch at mama's

Mama's is one of those places where you question why you are choosing to wait in line for an hour instead of nursing a major hangover until you are finally sitting down, your fork hits your mouth, and utter loudly "HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOOD." You don't know brunch until you go to Mama's, seriously. Prepare for some serious food porn, I'm drooling as I post this.

So yes, the food. The three of us shared the french toast sampler platter which had three different types of toast (I ended up with the banana nut one, soooo damn good). A random guy saw our plate and told us that we had to try the homemade jam with it so I had a couple bites... is it bad that I wanted to sneak out with the jar? Curse my small clutch! The next photo is of my plate, the shrimp benedict with avocado, which was on the special menu. Lulu had intended to get the shrimp omelet but got the crab omelet instead which was just as my plate. Aimee is allergic to eggs (poor baby) so she had to skip the egg-centric breakfast menu to get a chicken sandwich which was still quite amazing. Overall, I was very satisfied with my dish and refused to get up without devouring every little morsel on my plate (evidence: this little twitpic).

(lol @ Lulu's obsession with Tabasco) Aren't my friends beautiful? I'm a little hesitant about posting my sleep deprived mug (rough night, don't ask) after the above pics but I'll do it anyway. I am wearing my Wren corduroy jacket (which I am surprised I never managed to photograph) and T by Alex Wang striped boatneck top. There is also a silly video that goes with this but I'm afraid the low memory space on my laptop isn't letting me edit it. Oh well, my really awesome Pokemon impressions are just going to have to wait.

Final verdict: if you ever decide to visit San Francisco (or live here!) you must, must, MUST stop by Mama's. Don't just take my word, random people who were exiting the building as we were in line reassured us that the wait would be completely worth it once we were sitting down. The service is amazing (our waiter was incredibly helpful and friendly even though the restaurant is always so busy!) and I will definitely be dragging BF up there soon so he can check it out.

The way to my heart would be eggs benedict at brunch with a delicious bloody mary to wash it all down. I'm beyond jealous ...why do I live on the East Coast..special trip to San Fran here I come. p.s. You girls are beautiful and so stylish!

hahahahahhaLulu looks like she's getting ready to dump Tabasco Sauce on me...i love eating with u guys <3 and remember when lulu said she's not going to eat and finished her entire plate + our french toast?haha

Hi Annabel! I've been reading your blog for a long time now, but I was never one to comment. Anyway I live in SF and I'm a big foodie too :) I've been here for a bit over 4yrs and love love mamas, but I thought I'd recommend some other really really good brunch/breakfast places to check. Dotties, Boogaloos (its in the mission too actually), & my absolute fave is Foreign Cinema (also in the mission) for sat or sunday brunch. If you haven't been to foreign cinema before make sure you request an outdoor table on a nice day :)

Oh and another fun place is St. Francis for breakfast (its on 24th & York..I used to live in the mission too...ha) Super cute place!!

Anyway hope you get a chance to check those spots out. love your posts!

Oh, man! I KNEW I should have hit that place up while in SF a few weeks back. The food looks amazing. I used to go to Berkeley too and visited campus again after almost 10 years :). Great blog & especially <3 the food photography.

Ok, maybe I should give Mama's another try. The only time I've ever eaten there was 2 years ago, right before I moved here and it was good but didn't live up to the hype. Right now brunch at Saint Francis Fountain or Foreign Cinema or Absinthe are still some of the best brunch spots in the city in my mind, but your post is pretty convincing...

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